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GeForce 9800 GT too hot?

Discussion in 'Overclocking, Cooling and Modding' started by TorturedChaos, Sep 15, 2009.

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  1. TorturedChaos TechSpot Chancellor Posts: 825   +7

    Well after messing with EVGA Percission I have it running at no more than 65c when under load, so I'm happy with it now. Never going to understand why at 80c+ the thing on 'auto' only ran the fan at 40%......

    And im looking into a case with better cooling and more room. Everything is rather cramped in my case, messing with the ariflow
    TorturedChaos, Sep 23, 2009
    #21

  2. klepto12 TechSpot Paladin Posts: 1,360   +9

    actually those temps seem ok or around average so no worries :)
    klepto12, Sep 23, 2009
    #22

  3. TorturedChaos TechSpot Chancellor Posts: 825   +7

    the 80c or the 65c? 65c sounds fine to me, 80+ sounds like I'm approaching trouble.
    TorturedChaos, Sep 23, 2009
    #23

  4. Skoalm1nt Newcomer, in training Posts: 24

    mine runs 50 degrees idle
    Skoalm1nt, Jan 10, 2010
    #24

  5. CMH TechSpot Chancellor Posts: 2,572   +9

    Just remember that graphic cards generally run much hotter than CPUs. We are very concerned if you said your CPU runs 90C, but when it comes to GPUs, some GPUs have been reported to be running at 120C without any problems whatsoever. Their whitepapers are quite hard to get to, so we have no idea what their safe operating temps are, but we're pretty certain that they're much higher than CPU operating temps.
    CMH, Jan 12, 2010
    #25

  6. SlappyWag Newcomer, in training

    Are you turning Auto back on after you set it to 90% ? If so don't, leave auto off.
    SlappyWag, Jan 19, 2010
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